Hi there.

Has anyone had any experience with waterless engine coolant as sold by Evans:

http://www.evanscoolants.com.au

Cheerio

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Alec
1275LS - July 78 - XNFAD18Y/102918

GR uses it in his race car, says it's da bomb of coolants. Good stuff...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Thanks Doc.

I'll give the "distributor" on the Gold Coast a call and see how much it costs.

GR is the claim of "Never replace the coolant" an accurate one? Any other comments? Is it worth the money for a road car? Any chance of minimising corrosion like it says?

By the number of reads it looks like there is some interest. I'll post whatever I find about the cost up.

Looking in my head and block I am keen to get the muck out and keep it out if possible.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

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Alec
1275LS - July 78 - XNFAD18Y/102918

Hi 1275LS,

I too have watched in avid interest the Evans 'waterless coolant' radiator product. I first seen it promoted by mechanical expert ed china on a episode of 'wheeler dealers' when he was refurbishing a Triumph TR6 and marvelled at the claims of no boiling, no internal corrosion, no steam pressure in the cooling system.

I have done some research on this product and other similar products available with overall very good feed back so far on the race track and road.

Personally I would definately use this product in a road car but with the amount of assembly/disassembly on the race car vs the cost I would probably need more convincing or a better price.

Cheers
Chris

Very cool stuff by the sound of it , $100+ for 5 litres seems a bit steep but i guess it depends on the longivity of the stuff ............. probably worth it if youve done a full engine rebuild though , but a busted radiator hose then becomes quite expensive.

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Coolant is handy sometimes to find a blown head gasket

Would it be the "Glycol" (ethylene/propylene?) that was used in the Spitfires and the like in their heyday.

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

It does have glycol in it, but I can't remember the rest of the recipe on the label...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Did some research on Glycol in WWII aircraft - apparently it was trialled at 100% for a while but it was too expensive and highly flammable plus it corroded hoses and leaked at fittings. They ended up settling on 70% water 30% glycol (either sort) and pressurised as being the most efficient system for cooling. Sounds like someone is trying to reinvent the wheel.

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

This stuff has a boiling point of well over 300°F.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

One problem I see is that for the non mechanically minded or those who do not watch the temp guage there would be no obvious warning the engine is over heating.

At least with normal coolant to a novice the column of steam rising up out of under the bonnet makes it clear something is not right.

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But can an engine run at 300*F?

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

There's been lots of discussion on US sites re this stuff. The big question that I've not seen answered is how well it transfers heat.

Mind you it would be interesting to know at what temperature an engine fails (as opposed to the coolant boiling away...).

Nulon coolant + rainwater (+ a bottle of water wetter) lasts for years as well.

Cheers, Ian

reviving a thread here....who uses the Evans product in their car? Any good?

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There is a guy at Brendale, sells it $90 3.5 lit, Vintage Race Parts, Joe farmer 0413 724 053, I have bought some for my rebuilt 850.